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Thursday November 22, 1973
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NFL game summary for 11/22/1973:



Miami knocked Dallas out of a first-place tie in the NFC East on the running of Larry Csonka, passing of Bob Griese, and defensive play of Jake Scott. Scott intercepted a pass and ran 29 yards, setting up a one-yard touchdown by Csonka who rushed for 80 yards on 22 carries. Griese threw a touchdown pass to Paul Warfield, and the Dolphins controlled the ball in the final quarter. The victory was Miami's first over Dallas, which had beaten them in Super Bowl VI.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Miami DolphinsOFFENSE198.3  (2)112.1  (21)310.4  (7)22
DEFENSE137.0  (10)93.1  (1)230.1  (2)19
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE181.3  (4)153.5  (9)334.8  (4)23
DEFENSE103.8  (2)164.3  (21)268.1  (10)30

Line: Cowboys by 2

Team1234F
Miami Dolphins (10-1-0)1400014
Dallas Cowboys (7-4-0)00077

( 7- 0) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 0) MIA Paul Warfield 45 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick)
(14- 7) DAL Walt Garrison 1 yard rush (Toni Fritsch kick)
                     MIA             DAL
First Downs:         16              16
Rushes-yards:        41-157          34-131
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-10-103-0      15-24-155-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             3-19
Net pass yards:      103             136
Net yards/pass:      10.3            5.0
Total net yards:     260             267
Total plays:         51 (80% run)    61 (55% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             4.4
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             1-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     2-13            6-81

Attendance: 58,089
Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 6 of 10 for 103 yards and 1 TD
DAL: Roger Staubach, 15 of 24 for 155 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 22 for 80 yards and 1 TD; Mercury Morris, 14 for 49 yards; Jim Kiick, 4 for 7 yards; Bob Griese, 1 for 21 yards
DAL: Calvin Hill, 17 for 66 yards; Walt Garrison, 11 for 28 yards and 1 TD; Roger Staubach, 5 for 34 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
MIA: Marlin Briscoe, 4 for 54 yards; Paul Warfield, 1 for 45 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 1 for 4 yards
DAL: Drew Pearson, 7 for 71 yards; Calvin Hill, 3 for 28 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 31 yards; Walt Garrison, 2 for 18 yards; Bob Hayes, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
MIA: Charlie Leigh, 1 for 50 yards
DAL: Cliff Harris, 2 for 46 yards; Golden Richards, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 2 for 3 yards
DAL: Golden Richards, 2 for -2 yards

Interceptions:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 29 yards

Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 2 for 99 yards
DAL: Marv Bateman, 3 for 125 yards

Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 0/1
DAL: Toni Fritsch, 0/2




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